I liked the concept of searching for dresses to discover a grandmother’s past but the majority of the book romanticizes - or at least justifies - infidelity so it ruined the whole thing for me. 

The mystery also felt a little anticlimactic as well with the dressed not holding a ton of clue, at least not as much as I expected. It was more about the illicit relationship in one timeline and a better one in the other.  

Loved this one. Great mix of romance and action. Both Claire and Declan were great characters and I loved their honesty and humor. Felicia was also terrific. Lots of great banter. I thought the concepts of trauma and corruption and they all faced, as well as difficult decisions were well done also. Well written and hard to put down. 

Simple but sweet story. I wish it was a little more fleshed out cuz it could be really great as a longer more detailed book but I get that this series is sort of shorter. As is, I liked it. 

Fun and cute. Audio was a lot better on this one than the first. 

 Cute and well done, though generally pretty predictable. I liked the way the ending went tho. I wasn’t a huge fan of the male narrator on the audio. Felt forced and fake usually. 

Really fascinating concept, being confronted with a date you’re supposed to die and how. I thought the story did a great job following various recipients of that information and how they all dealt with it. It portrayed well the sense of control each reached for and the what-ifs - can you change the course of your life or is our course set for us. And can you figure out what’s truly important before you run out of time. 

I also loved the thread of how important friendships and family are. How they are a lifeline we often don’t put enough effort, risk or thought into. Our relationships - how we connect with others - or lack thereof will make or break us. 

I did think the parts with Cherry were a little slow and dragged. I didn’t feel super invested in her parts. Maybe it was because the other characters were just so much more interesting and the mystery surrounding them, I’m not sure. Hers wasn’t bad, just in contrast, I wanted to get back to the others. 

Overall I enjoyed it and thought it was a really great concept. 

Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book. All opinions are mine.

Really enjoyed this one. The topic of human trafficking is not a super common one I think but should be. The story was well laid out, and I think the relationship between Cynthia and Liam did well at dealing with the real ups and downs of newlywed life and missed expectations. Lots of intrigue and hard to put down.  

Super cute and enjoyed it a lot. I really enjoyed the romcom scenario of a sort of mistaken identity and Sadie having to work thru a medical diagnosis like that. That part was relatable to me personally. 

With their story you could see what was coming and put the pieces together even tho the MCs couldn’t, but it was so painful to watch unfold that I couldn’t put the book down till the end, wanting it to end up ok. Really well done.

3.5⭐️s. Good suspense and I liked the banter between Luarelin and Rian. I liked Laurelin’s character a lot with how bold and brazen she was. The romance between seemed to move oddly quickly, and some of the spiritual elements felt a little over the top at times - a little over-spiritualized maybe - but I liked the concepts and struggles both characters fought thru. 

Super cute. Actually not what I thought it was going to be - it was more linear than I expected, but still very cute and light.